Title
Approval of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Consider a Vacation Petition for a Right-of-Way along Garfield Avenue Abutting West Bay Drive
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution scheduling a public hearing on December 9, 2025, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition of a right-of-way along Garfield Avenue abutting West Bay Drive.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution scheduling a public hearing on December 9, 2025, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition of a right-of-way along Garfield Avenue abutting West Bay Drive.
Staff Contact:
Adam Dreller, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works Engineering, 360.742.6489
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
A property owner adjacent to a right-of-way along Garfield Avenue abutting West Bay Drive has requested the City to initiate the process to abandon 10 feet of right-of-way adjacent to their property. The additional property will be used to provide additional site area for a planned single-family residence.
Pursuant to OMC 12.16.050 and RCW 35.79.010, the Council is required to adopt a Resolution to set the public hearing date prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation petition. OMC 12.16.050 states: "After consideration by the Public Works Director, the petition application shall be scheduled for public hearing before the Olympia City Council. Notice of such hearing shall be given not less than twenty days in advance of the day of the hearing. . ." This Code requirement is consistent with RCW 35.79.010 which states:
The owners of an interest in any real estate abutting upon any street or alley who may desire to vacate the street or alley, or any part thereof, may petition the legislative authority to make vacation, giving a description of the property to be vacated, or the legislative authority may itself initiate by resolution ...
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